SMTD bus involved in snow-related accident

Fridayís snowfall was a factor in a traffic accident involving a car and a Springfield Mass Transit District bus on West White Oaks Drive, just north of Southwest Plaza Drive.

Brittanie L Barbee, 26, of the 1000 block of West Maple Avenue was heading south on West White Oaks about 8:10 a.m. when she lost control of her car on the snow-covered roadway and slid into the side of the northbound bus.

The bus driver was Sandra M. Sampson, 46, of the 400 block of North Wesley Street.